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> Mostly this is just me missing the websites of the early 2000's, and trying to figure out a way to rediscover them. Apparently somethingawful and ebaumsworld
by flatline 8y ago
> Mostly this is just me missing the websites of the early 2000's, and trying to figure out a way to rediscover them.
Apparently somethingawful and ebaumsworld are still around in some form, and Slashdot of course. The thing is, these sites have largely been replaced by better versions of themselves. That’s resulted in a lot of centralization into a few sites like reddit, which is a combination aggregator and blogging platform for people who are too embarrassed to attach their real name to what they write, which is apparently a good share of the population. Then there are sites like YouTube, LiveLeak, Facebook, that just offer something that no one could or did in the 2000s. And with mobile and apps, there’s a level of engagement that doesn’t leave much room for a thousand little sites with quirky, regular, custom content.
- swsieber 8y agoI'm not talking about the large sites though, I'm talking about the small sites. Perhas I should have said feel, and not sites, of the early 2000's. Right now Google thinks it knows what you want and when you search for things, it returns the same few sites (mostly). You used to come across people's personal sites into which they poured their soul. And while those exist less frequently now, I bet they still exist.